The 2009 Hong Kong Games , officially known as The 2nd Hong Kong Games(Chinese:第二屆全港運動會) , was a major multi-sport event in Hong Kong. The games were staged between 9 May and 31 May, 2009, with participation from 2307 athletes. The awards included 80 gold medals, 80 silver medals and 81 bronze medals. The ending champion was Yuen Long District.
Purpose
Expanding on the 2007 Hong Kong Games, the event aimed to popularize sports participation in the Hong Kong area. Also, with the staging of 2009 East Asian Games in December of the same year, the Hong Kong games acted as a precursor to this larger event.
Event
The 2009 Hong Kong Games included 6 separate events. They were Athletics, Basketball, Badminton, Swimming, Table Tennis and Tennis. Swimming and tennis were featured for the first time in the Games.
Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony was held on 9 May in Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground.
Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony was held on 31 May in Kowloon Park Sports Ground.
Locations
- Athletics
- Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
- Basketball
- Chai Wan Sports Centre
- Lung Sum Avenue Sports Centre
- Shek Kip Mei Park Sports Centre
- Tin Shui Sports Centre
- Western Park Sports Centre
- Badminton
- Hong Kong Park Sports Centre
- Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre
- Queen Elizabeth Stadium
- Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre
- Tsing Yi Sports Centre
- Swimming
- Kowloon Park Swimming Pool
- Table Tennis
- Shun Lee Tsuen Sports Centre
- Smithfield Sports Centre
- Wai Tsuen Sports Centre
- Yuen Wo Road Sports Centre
- Tennis
- Aberdeen Tennis and Squash Centre
- Quarry Bay Park
- Shek Kip Mei Park
- Tai Po Sports Ground
- Tsing Yi Park
- Victoria Park
Competition Winners
Overall Champion
- Yuen Long District
Sports Event
- Athletics - Sha Tin District
- Badminton - Tuen Mun District
- Basketball - Yuen Long District
- Swimming - Eastern District
- Table Tennis - Kowloon City District
- Tennis - Yuen Long District
Cheering Team Competition
- The Best Performance Award - Yuen Long District
- The Best Local Characteristics Award - Wong Tai Sin District
Others
- District with the Greatest Participation - Eastern District
References
- ^ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/hkg/en/press_release08.php
- ^ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/hkg/download/athletics_p_e.pdf
- ^ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/hkg/download/basketball_p_e.pdf
- ^ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/hkg/download/badmintion_p_e.pdf
- ^ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/hkg/download/swimming_p_e.pdf
- ^ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/hkg/download/tabletennis_p_e.pdf
- ^ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/hkg/download/tennis_p_e.pdf
- ^ a b http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/specials/hkg/en/results.php
- ^ http:
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